This webinar is coordinated by Daniele Visioni and WatCISL member Burgess Langshaw Power and hosted by the World Climate Research Programme (WCRP) Safe Landing Climates and Research on Climate Intervention Lighthouse. The event brings together leading voices to bridge the often-fragmented dialogue between scientific research and policy implementation in climate intervention. Participants will explore the essential knowledge exchange needed for effective climate action through a set of three talks, with some time for a final discussion bringing together the different threads.
Featuring:
• Moderator: Hassaan Sipra from The Alliance for Just Deliberation on Solar Geoengineering
• Edward Parson from the Emmett Institute on Climate Change and the Environment School of Law (UCLA)
• Trish Lavery from the Centre for Future Generations
• Marcos Regis Da Silva from The Degrees Initiative
These speakers will illuminate how rigorous scientific evaluations and the broader research ecosystem fundamentally shape policy-makers' understanding of climate challenges and potential interventions, as well as demystifying the realities of governance for the research community. By revealing how governance actually functions beyond theoretical frameworks, explaining the procedural realities, political constraints, and institutional dynamics that determine which scientific recommendations become policy and which remain on paper. By fostering genuine mutual understanding between these two communities, this event seeks to create more effective pathways for translating climate science into meaningful intervention strategies and governance frameworks.